Hot Spots of Global Climate Change

A summer course carried out via an expedition across North America (the last, doomed expedition of Krug and Long?)

Places:

• Pine Beetle infestation -- Helena, MT (the speed of climate change)
• Reforestation project visit
• Coal mines of Wyoming (CO2 liberation)
• Flora and Fauna of Yellowstone (the speed of climate change)
• Precipitation changes in the Cascades (changing climate patterns and impact upon vegetation)
• Mt. St. Helens (volcanism and protective effect from climate change)
• Sea Level rise in Alaska: e.g. Newtok, Alaska, but you can't get there from here!
• Glacier loss in Glacier National Park

Other Issues:

• Carbon offset (emission from the trip)
• Reforestation project participation
• Low impact living upon the land as we go (sustainability).
• Data collection along the way.
• Modeling as we go.
• Reading papers appropriate to each site prior to arrival.

Links:

• The Google Map (version 0.1)